Why social media (and AI) could threaten democracy
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The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work at MIT analyzes the forces that contribute to growing income and wealth inequality through the erosion of job quality and labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree. We identify innovative ways to move the economy onto a more equitable trajectory by carrying out cutting-edge research, developing curricula, and convening students, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners.
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Nobel laureate and MIT professor Daron Acemoglu explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction. Daron Acemoglu is an Institute Professor at MIT and Co-Director of the MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative. Further reading: The Urgent Need to Tax Digital Advertising: https://shapingwork.mit.edu/research/the-urgent-need-to-tax-digital-advertising/
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